Background: Globally, healthcare professionals (HCPs) are increasingly asked to identify
and respond to domestic violence and abuse (DVA) among patients. However, their own …

Background Exposure to workplace gender-based violence (GBV) can affect women's
mental and physical health and work productivity in higher educational settings. Therefore …

Although adolescents' exposure to violence and oppressive gender attitudes is prevalent,
comparative knowledge across countries is sparse. This study examined exposure to …

Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) has been identified to be one of the ripple
effects of the global pandemic. In countries like Nigeria, the situation is hypothesized to be …

Women's education and economic empowerment are key measures to promoting gender
equality and reducing gender-based violence (GBV) against women, which is one of the …

Research indicates that heuristic cues and stereotypical assumptions influence receivers'
judgment about rape, although cross-cultural knowledge about the relationship remains …

This study fills a gap in research by examining how the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare
structural and systemic gender inequities in Nigeria. In particular, women and girls are at …

Tonic immobility (TI) is a common uncontrollable autonomic mammalian response to an
extremely fearful situation. It is one of the most immediate devastating consequences of rape …

Incidents of violence among intimate partners remains an increasing concern in Nigeria.
More disturbing is the fact that some women still justify acts of violence (particularly, wife …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious global public health problem and contributes
significantly to high rate of domestic violence. IPV remains the most prevalent form of …